It's a classic failing of a lot of
stories—the writer sets up an environment of challenges that is so
massive, it would take a character of extreme power and resources to
even begin to make a difference. The problem arises within that hero
character, because in order for it to be believable that the
character could take on those huge challenges, the character needs to
have unrealistic capability or power. Once a character is given these
means, whether it is by super-powers, “the force,” or some other
allowance, it becomes a precarious balancing act for the writer to
maintain believability within the laws he has written for his own
universe. The Star Wars Solo movie never felt to me like Han Solo was
unrealistically capable, though I do wish some more explanation had
been given to his fluency in a particular language and his impressive
starship piloting skills. Still, Solo never felt like he outmatched
his challenges, and he struggled appropriately when met with them.
Perhaps one of the reasons I liked the Solo movie so much was because
there was an absence of the magical “force” and it felt like he
achieved his victories through human means and skills rather than the
unexpected emergence of latent force abilities.
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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